Modern Library War: The Rising Sun : The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (Paperback)

from 4bonasa

Excellent read, though John Toland tends to soften Japan's the atrocities committed. Could be because his wife is Japanese?

from breic

A blow-by-blow account of the war, with very little analysis or big picture summary. Parts of it were, to me, very much old news, but other parts were fascinating. Lots of interesting anecdotes from the Japanese side, and great descriptions of both the pre-war negotiations and the final obstacles...

from GeoffHabiger

I really enjoyed this in depth look at the Japanese Empire and the war in the Pacific. I've read a lot of books about World War II, especially the battles in the Pacific, and while The Rising Sun doesn't go into as much depth as those other books on specific battles or campaigns, it excels at pro...

from jamespurcell

A blow-by-blow account of the war, with very little analysis or big picture summary. Parts of it were, to me, very much old news, but other parts were fascinating. Lots of interesting anecdotes from the Japanese side, and great descriptions of both the pre-war negotiations and the final obstacles...

from DinadansFriend

I find this a useful adjunct to WWII research on the level of Shirer's rise and Fall of Nazis. The prose is lucid, and I believe Toland has laid out a believable narrative of the Japanese actions that led to the war. I think Bergami's Imperial Japanese Conspiracy is a more difficult read.